Hickey Pharmacies to defend HSE’s High Court action

Agency alleges chain overclaimed on fees for medical card patients

Hickey Pharmacies, one of the country’s largest pharmacy chains, plans to defend a High Court action taken against it by the HSE following a dispute over phased dispensing practices.

The HSE has launched a string of High Court actions against Hickey Pharmacies and related group companies in recent days.

The HSE is alleging that the pharmacy chain overclaimed dispensing fees after a review of phased dispensing in 2014 raised concerns about the level ...